7 Things You Didn't Know Your Wahoo Bike Computer Could Do

What data do you have on screen for your rides?

I never have to worry about how many gears I've got left on a big climb, I've never got any left.

I’ve had my wahoo for about 3 years & it’s by far the best cycling related purchase yet. Also in certain conditions it’s much better with the proper buttons rather than a touch screen & the battery is brill as in after a 100 miles ride it still had 38% left 😮

On my Wahoo (Bolt v2), there are LEDs at the top. They can be used for various things. When following a route, they indicate the next turn by flashing in the corresponding direction. In "normal mode" I configured them to indicate my current speed in comparison to the average speed. If the LEDs to the right are on (blue), I am above my average speed. If the LEDs to the left are on (I think it's green), I am below average speed. If only the center is on, I am around my average speed. You can also do the same for RPM and I think even for power output. This is a very neat feature.

My favourite thing about my Wahoo is that it connects directly with TrainerRoad and automatically pulls my workout for the day giving me the option to stick to the same training plan and ride regardless if indoors or outdoors. My intervals are always there and ready to go when I start my ride in the morning! Super handy! My training screen would usually have W3s, W20s, Target Power, Cadence, Interval Timer.

The live share can actually show more. I am a disabled veteran and so have medical problems. With the tracking turned on, my wife can see where I'm at, my speed, and heart rate. It gives her peace of mind as there have been a couple of times my heart rate went really high and wouldn't come down. I had to call her to come get me.

Dear Manon and the GCN crew,thanks for all the great work! If anyone could explain the lap button that’d be wonderful !Would love to be able to use it for some intervals. Many thanks to all of you Phil

I love the gradient forecast functionality on the Wahoo for the climbs. Pretty accurate too.

Thanks as always for the video. Getting my first head unit this week. Been using my Forerunner, and it’s been terrific, but looking forward to a bigger screen for these 50+ year old eyes!

I didn’t know about that feature regarding what gear you on. That is definitely going to help me. Thanks

I thought a while between a garmin or a wahoo. Today i have ordered the wahoo device. Looking forward to it 🎉

Great tips. I’m about to purchase a Bolt so finding your video is a definite +…thank you.

This is amazing! Loving it.

I love my Bolt and have heartrate VERY bold at the top of the page, then cadence, speed, and distance showing-if I reduce the text size a bit then I have power as well but I only have a power meter on my road bike not my gravel or mtb. The heartrate is so important as I have/had a heart issue (Superventricular tachycardia) and crashed twice with broken bones because of it. I have now had 2 heart ablations and according to my cardiologist I am fixed……..however I still consider it the most important metric for me.

As with most tech I own I probably only use about 10% of the functionality of my wahoo elemnt bolt, but pop up notifications and live tracking are nice bonuses to the basic metrics I use on my display.

Neat trick would be replacing the noisy cameramans moped for some quiet electric one 😌

I love my Wahoo as it has worked very well and this video is great to show some features I would like to use. Hopefully these work with the Element Bolt. Very useful video👍👍. I also agree that the Wahoo works much better than a touch screen unit and I will not get a Garmin again as they are clunky and have constant updates.

I have the Elemnt Bolt V1, have had it for about three years. It works great no complaints. I only wish that Wahoo had a trade in program. I would love to upgrade but can’t justify it if my current computer works fine.

I love my Wahoo head unit paired up with my Garmin radar showing the little car icon coming from behind. Also the gradient color chart showing the upcoming climbs.

Pairing it with Strava and using it to track your time against a goal is great. Loop training is a good feature. Some people in a group I ride with have a traffic radar on the back of their bikes and get an alert so they can be first to yell "car back"